The Prime Minister, while on the phone with the Indian men’s badminton team after his Historic Thomas Cup winShe had asked Sen to bring her the sweet dish, and he had complied.
He interacted with our badminton champions, who shared their Thomas Cup and Uber Cup experiences. The players talked about different aspects of their game, life beyond badminton and more. India is proud of its achievements. https://t.co/sz1FrRTub8
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 22, 2022
“First of all, I would like to thank Lakshya for bringing me the Bal Mithai of Almora. I am very grateful that she remembered my little request and fulfilled it,” Modi said while interacting with the Indian contingent.
Thank you for taking the time to get to know us, @NarendraModi Mr. This means a lot. ♥️ https://t.co/tQsnG41rrN
— Lakshya Sen (@lakshya_sen) May 22, 2022
To this, Sen responded, “…every time we get a chance to meet you, it builds our confidence and we feel highly motivated. Even after our phone call, it’s a great feeling for all of us. I am looking forward to winning more tournaments, meeting them and bringing Bal Mithai to them.”
What is Bal Mithai?
Bal Mithai is the famous sweet of Uttarakhand. It is a brown chocolate fudge, made with roasted khoya and topped with balls of white sugar. (Photo: Getty/Thinkstock)
As mentioned above, Bal Mithai is a sweet dish, which looks like brown chocolate candy. It is made with roasted khoya and sprinkled with white balls made from sugar-coated poppy seeds.
It is extremely popular in the Kumaon region. The mithai is said to have been the invention of Lala Joga Shah of Lal Bazaar, Almora, and is believed by scholars to have been the main offering to the Sun God.
It is the specialty of the Almora district and is prepared by cooking khoya, which is milk thickened by heating it, with cane sugar until it turns a dark brown color, almost like chocolate. It is then allowed to cool, after which it is chopped, mainly into cubes, and then covered with small poppy seeds.
Would you like to try it? Here is a recipe:
According to this video posted on chief Kunal KapurOn the YouTube channel of, the name ‘Bal Mithai’ comes from the fact that people from the Almora region refer to poppy seeds as ‘bal daana‘, due to its small size.
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